- Al-Zeir Salim
Al-Zeir Salim (
Arabic ,الزير سالم), whose real name was Adi bin Rabi'a also known as Abu Laila Al-Muhalhil, was a poet and warrior inpre-Islamic Arabia . He died in 531 AD. He was the maternal uncle ofImru' al-Qais .He is the Hero and main character of the famous 6th Century Epic of Salim, revolving around the murder of his Brother
Kulaib Bin Wael .Further to Wael's defeat of the
Tuba`a ofYemen and his establishment of an independent Northern State inArabia andSyria , Salim became King, though less concerned with the affairs of state and more with getting vengeance from his cousin Tribe ofBanu Bakr (Bakreyeen).The Epic of Salim primarily revolves around his trauma as a result of his brother's loss, and the ensuing war of attrition known as
Albasoos .The story is well known through
Arabian , Syrian, andBedouin vocal folklore, and was documented and continues to be read in theCoffee Houses ofDamascus andAleppo by theHakawaties (story-tellers).References
* [http://www.yabeyrouth.com/pages/index2568.htm Al-zeir salim biography in Arabic]
External links
* [http://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85 read the Alzeir Salim story in Arabic from Arabic wikisource]
* [http://www.adab.com/modules.php?name=Sh3er&doWhat=lsq&shid=302&start=0 Poetry of Alzeir Slaim]
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